Multi-instrumentalist G. Love (billed as G. Love and Special Sauce) will be headlining First Avenue this January 10, in support of his new album The Juice out January 17 via Philadelphonic/Thirty Tigers).

Quebec's Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is releasing Tromper le temps ("Fooling Time") in the US on November 3rd.
Hurdy-gurdy player and songwriter Nicolas Boulerice explained why it's important to
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Please note that Clyde Iron Works is located in Duluth, Minnesota. I've never been there before, but I would think this is a smaller than the usual venue that superstar rapper Atmosphere and his usual Rhymesayers
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Local radio station, Radio K is putting together their â€œGigawatt Residencyâ€ show at the 7th Street Entry.
The show will feature local bands like Products, Controversial New 'Skinny Pill', and Sass.

About Radio K:

Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new.

Featuring a vast library of independent music, in-studio performances, videos and specialty shows, Radio K is an essential link to the world of independent and local music.

I'm not going to lie, I love me some Gorillaz-action. Being a fan of Blur and Tank Girl and Dan the Automator, it was only natural that I fell in love with this cartoon band's first single, "Clint Eastwood"‚Ä¶

English singer/songwriter Alison Moyet (formerly of the duo Yazoo), is one of Britain‚Äôs bestselling singer (over 23 million album sold). She‚Äôs currently in the United States to promote her ninth album Other, which came out earlier this year on Cooking Vinyl.

Regarding the album, Moyet explains, ‚ÄúFor me, making a record at this age, lyrically, is a different proposition. Observation in most cases replaces emotion. The invisibility of middle/aged woman rather thrills me and instead I watch‚Ä¶ Subject matter covers what you might expect from a pop album. Dyslexia, locked-out syndrome, diversity, Persephone, doggedness and the Internet. Always asked what a song is about, I attempted to cooperate, but in truth though the lyrics incorporated my best attempt to describe what I see and of the meaning that is mine. I want, who chooses to, to find their own landscape or indeed none. Some of us have always felt ‚ÄòOther‚Äô. I no longer wish it were otherwise.‚Äù

Internationally praised musician √Åsgeir will release the Icelandic language version of his debut album, titled D√Ωr√∞ √≠ dau√∞a√æ√∂gn, in the U.S. Released in his native country when √Åsgeir was just 20 years-old, the breathtaking ...

The sophomore album has received praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, Under The Radar and more.

√Åsgeir was last seen in town in Febuary 2015 with
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier.

Be sure to show up early to check out UK‚Äôs Tusks (aka Emily Underhill). She‚Äôll be likely playing tracks from her forthcoming debut album Dissolve, due for release on October 13th via One Little Indian.

Dissolve, which follows her Ink (2014) and False (2016) EPs.. which I‚Äôm sure you can buy at the upcoming show.

Surely, you remember the high-drama swagger of the Afghan Whigs, the 90s rock act reuniting after eleven years, who invoked both hard rock and soul into their moody arrangements.‚Ä¶

Other shows in the area:

09/20/2017
Olympia‚Äôs Naomi Punk is currently on tour in support of their new album Yellow.
The trio (singer/guitarist Travis Coster, guitarist Neil Gregerson, and drummer Nic Luempert) will headline the Turf Club in St Paul.
The Controversial New 'Skinny Pill' and Another Heaven to open.
7:30pm, $10

09/20/2017
Rhiannon Giddens is headlining
The O'Shaughnessy in support of her second album Freedom Highway.
7:30pm, $27

09/20/2017
Philadelphia‚Äôs Sheer Mag and Bloomington‚Äôs Laffing Gas are playing the
Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis next Wednesday. Joust to open.
7pm, $10

09/21/2017
The Afghan Whigs is headlining First Avenue.
This was a surprise, considering that Guitarist Dave Rosser suddenly died in June. Jon Skibic will be playing guitars.
Har Mar Superstar to open.
7pm, $30

The Controversial New Skinny Pill, The first band You turn to for the soundtrack to a UFO sex-cult party
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The Gooch Palms is currently on tour in support of their new album Introverted Extroverts
(Summer Camp Records). The Australian duo (Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend) stopped by the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last Wednesday, September 28th.

Tights

Opening up the show was Tights (not to be confused with UK band The Tights), a local band that they originally wanted to be called ‚ÄúHoes‚Äù but the singer‚Äôs mom didn‚Äôt like the sleazy name. The band came on stage slightly after 9pm and, thus, started a late, late show for a school night.

I don‚Äôt think they‚Äôre online at all, but I recognized the bassist Shannon Boyer from Royal Brat. I‚Äôm pretty sure the other girls are also in other bands... As we previously written, ‚ÄúMinneapolis is swarming with incestuous (creative) relationships.‚Äù

Since we couldn‚Äôt find their music online, they started their set with a song about ‚ÄòBreakfast‚Äô, and followed by songs about drinking and birth control.

The Controversial New Skinny Pill

Next up was The Controversial New Skinny Pill (guitarist Skyler, drummer Alana, bassist Dan and synthy Mariel), a hippy-ish weird psych band. Funny enough, Skyler confessed in the middle of their set that he actually ripped his pants doing a dance move on stage.

The ‚ÄòSkinny Pill ended their set with a cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive‚Äôs ‚ÄòTaking Care of Business‚Äô.

The band mostly played songs from their self-titled, such as ‚ÄòBig Daddy‚Äô, but they actually started their show with a brand new song called ‚ÄòMummy Momma‚Äô, a Halloween song that they‚Äôve written for their Halloween show ‚ÄúBlack Widows‚Äô Greatest Night Ever 3: Halloween Extravaganza!‚Äù (complete with Go-Go Dancers) on October 29th at Grumpy‚Äôs. Unfortunately, they only played the instrumental version, as they are saving the lyrical debut at the upcoming spooktacular show.

The Gooch Palms‚Äôs best-smell setlist ever was at the Triple Rock Social Club show. Apparently the duo wrote their set on their takeout box.

Smelly Setlist

The Gooch Palms are generally known for their over-the-top (and sometime Leroy would play in the buff) shows, but they seemed relatively ‚Äúin check‚Äù at this show. As you can see from their smelly set, they mostly played songs from Introverted Extroverts, including GPBNO (‚ÄúGooch Palms Big Night Out‚Äù), ‚ÄòSleep Disorder‚Äô and ‚ÄòLiving Room Bop‚Äô.

Late in their set, they explained that where Newcastle, Australia, is at (approximately three hours north of Sydney), and that they‚Äôve never thought they‚Äôd be halfway around the world to play in dive bars across North America. They explained that they used to hang out at the ‚ÄòHunter Street Mall‚Äô, watching the ‚Äúsmackies, d***heads, the honeys‚Äù.

Ra Ra Riot is back in town at the Triple Rock Social Club this April 7th, in support of their fourth LP Need Your Light (Barsuk Records). The record came out in February but already Harper‚Äôs
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YOUNG THE GIANT
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 09/27/16, 7pm ($27/$30) first-avenue.com

California‚Äôs Young The Giant is currently on tour in support of their highly anticipated third studio Home of the Strange (Fueled By Ramen). The album has already hit No. 1 on iTunes Alternative chart and top 3 overall when it was recently released.

Ra Ra Riot will open the show. The band‚Äôs latest album Need Your Light is available now on Barsuk Records.

We previously caught the New York band earlier this April 2016 at the Triple Rock Social Club, which we described as ‚Äúa bit of an orchestral feel to them due to the violin and cello but at the same time, it's nothing short of great dancing music. It didn't matter what song they were playing, the crowd reacted the same way and was unable to stand still.‚Äù

Co-headlining will be Porches, the project of Aaron Maine. He‚Äôs currently touring in support of his Domino Records Pool, which came out February 5th. The record was called ‚ÄúBest New Music‚Äù from Pitchfork, as well as Harper's Bazaar
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We caught Porches at the 7th Street Entry in April 2016 and described their frontman Aaron Maine as ‚Äúa charismatic young singer‚Äù.

Maine is back at the 7th Street, this time, as headliner and bringing Japanese Breakfast and London‚Äôs Rivergazer. We caught the former in July 2016 and noted that Michelle Zauner‚Äôs ‚Äúsongs were chilling yet up-beat. At times Zauner's voice was haunting and beautiful and other times you could really hear her punk side come out as she screamed into the microphone.‚Äù

Japanese Breakfast‚Äôs debut album, Psychopomp is out now on Yellow K Records (not to be confused with K Records).

Los Angeles (by the way of Australia) punk two-piece The Gooch Palms (Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend) will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Wednesday, September 28th, in support of their new album Introverted Extroverts (Summer Camp Records).

Randomly: The Gooch Palms‚Äô favorite food is a vegetarian burrito at El Metate in San Francisco. Believe them when they say, ‚ÄúWe've eaten a LOT of Mexican food since then but can confirm that 5 years and hundreds of burritos later... [El Metate]‚Äôs STILL THE BEST!!!‚Äù

In typical Triple Rock fashion, you get at least three bands - which for this show, includes The Black Widows, The Controversial New Skinny Pill and Tights.

New York‚Äôs Bear Hands (not to be confused with Bear‚Äôs Den) is back on tour, this time promoting their third album You'll Pay for This, which was co-produced by guitarist Ted Feldman and longtime Bear Hands collaborator James Brown (Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys) and mixed by Alan Moulder (Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Foals).

Since its release in February, the first single "2AM" has been gaining momentum at radio, securing #27 at Alternative Radio, #9 on Alt-Nation's #18 and #1 Most Added this week.

Opening will be The Moth and the Flame, who we previously caught earlier in February 2016 as part of the SiriusXM‚Äôs ‚ÄúAdvanced Placement Tour‚Äù.

Every Wednesday, the city of Lindstr√∂m in Minnesota (it‚Äôs about 45 miles north of Minneapolis), organized these ‚ÄúHarmony in the Park‚Äù events in Lions Park. The event is free and open to the public, with emphasis on family and fun.

Next Wednesday, our favorite local soul revival band Sonny Knight & the Lakers will be playing the ‚ÄúHealth Fair‚Äù show.